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LASTING MACHINE.

Patented Feb. 28,1888.

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LASTiNG MACHENEE SPECIFECATION forming part 01 Letters Patent No. 378,506, dated February 28, 18188.

Application filed May 9, 1887. Serial No. 237,566.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, J ESSE XV. HATCH and J osnrn Prronnn, both of Rochester, in the county of Monroe and State of New York, have invented an Improvement in Boot and Shoe Lasting Machines, of which the following description, in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a specification, like letters on the drawings representing like parts.

This invention has for its object to provide a lasting-machine with mechanism for acting against the upper upon the last and to wipe, draw, and stretch the same from the instep toward and about the toe of the last preparatory to drawing the edges of the upper over upon and securing the same to an inner sole.

In accordance with this invention we employ a toe-wiper which has a rocking or tipping motion upon arms made movable longitudinally in the direction of the length of the last, the toe-wiper having connected to it other arms which govern the extent of the movement of the toe-wiper as it travels along the upper on the last.

Figure l in side elevation represents a sufiicient portion of a lasting-machine to enable our invention to be understood, and Fig. 2 a righthand end elevation of Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawings, f represents a base, upon which is located a standard, c,which supports at its upper end the last f, a nut, as a, on a screw-threaded portion of the said standard enabling the bottom of the last to be placed at the proper level. The base f 2 has a screw, f, which is free to rotate, but is restrained from moving longitudinally. This screw engages a threaded part of a slide, f having a carriage, f", provided with a lug or car, f, upon which are pivoted two arms, f the upper end of each of the said arms receiving loosely the pivots f of a toe-wiper composed of two metal plates or portions, w w, and apiece, as 2, of thick sole-leather or other suitable fibrous or flexible material, the soleleather and metal parts being connected together by bolts or screws a. One of the arms f has screwed into it a screw, as f", which is surrounded by a spiral spring, f placed between the arms, the rotation of the said screw (the operator engaging the thumb-piecef) causing the arms f to be more or less sepa- (No model.)

rated one from the other to adapt the toewiper to lasts of different widths. The arms f have attached to them springs j, which are also connected to a suitable plate or projection, n fixed to the carriage J, the said springs normally acting to hold the rear sides of the arms f against the stop 22, made as a pin, inserted through a. lug, 62, attached to the said carriage. The carriage f has a stud, upon which is mounted a sleeve, 15, having a rearwardly-extended arm, 4, upon which are pivoted two arms, 24, the said arms being in turn pivoted at their upper ends by a bolt, 3, to two lugs secured to or forming part of the under sides of the metallic parts to of the toe wiper. The sleeve thas secured to it a lever handle, 7L2, carrying a pawl, 34:, the said pawl engaging the ratchet-teeth of a ratchet-toothed Sector, h, fast on the stud 5, movement of the handle k in the direction of the arrow on it causing the sleeve and arms 24 to be moved in such direction as to throw the upper edge of the sole-leather part of thetoe-wiper up against the upper a of the shoe, the upper being upon the last. XVhen the toe-wiper is first thrown up against the upper, the arms f usually rest against the stop 22, and as the lever-handle 7c is moved to the right the toe-wiper travels along in contact with the vamp of the upper toward its toe, the friction of the toe-wiper upon the said vamp and the inclination of-the last causing the lever f to be moved in the direction of the arrow on it in Fig; 1, untilfinally the upper edge of the portion 2 of the toewiper passes up to substantially the level of the last or the inner sole, a thereon, in which condition the upper above the toe-wiper is acted upon in usual or suitable manner to be laid over upon the said inner sole. The pawl 84 enables the lever-handle to be restrained in the position left by the operator until the shoe has been properly lasted, when the operator, by the lever i will move the pawl 3a to release it from the ratchet-toothed sector h.

The carriage f is made in two parts, its upper part having a pin or shank, (shown by dotted lines, Fig. 1,) which enters a hole in the block f or lower part of the carriage, the upper and lower parts of the carriage at one side thereof having threaded earsu u (see Fig. 2,) which receive right and left hand threaded ends of a bolt or screw having a central head or enlargement, t, rotation of the said screw adyustlng one part of the carriage vertically with relation to the other.

5 We claim- 1. In a lasting-machine, a base and a heel pin or standard, combined with the toe-wiper, the movable arms f, upon which the toewiper is pivoted, and arms 24, also pivoted to 10 thetoe-wiper, and means to actuate the arms 24, whereby it may be moved up against the upper and longitudinally with relation to the last, substantially as described.

2. The base and a heel pin or standard to I 5 support the last, combined with the expansifront and rear, combined with the springf and means, substantially as described, to move the arms 24. 25

4. The base, a heel pin or standard, a carriage and arms f and 24, pivoted thereon, and a toe-wiper carried by the said arms, combined with means to operate the arms 24, substantially as described. 0

5. In a lasting-machine, the base f the heel pin or standard, the adjustable carriage mounted on the said base, shaft 5, arm 4, arms 24, and the toe-wiper pivoted thereon near its center, combined with the arms f, 5 pivoted upon a projection of the carriage, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof we have signed our names to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JESSE W. HATCH. JOSEPH PITOHER.

\Vitnesses:

WILLIAM J. MoNAB, J OHN MOKIE. 

